Van Buren County is located in southwest Michigan. The County Seat is Paw Paw and the largest city is South Haven. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.vbco.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 75,199 and the 2010 census population was 76,265. The land area is 607.47 square miles and there are 125.5 persons per square mile.
91.4% of the population is White, 4.2% is Black or African American, 10.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.4% is two or more races. 85.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 17.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $118,700, there are 28,374 households, an average of 2.60 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,732, the median household income is $45,129, and 19.4% of the persons in Van Buren County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 5,837. Retail sales (in $1000) were $556,714, and sales per capita were $7,145. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.2%.
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| Van Buren County Van Buren County, Michigan official home page, maps, online payments, county services. |
| Arrest Reports Sheriff Office descriptions of arrests. |
| Attorneys Van Buren County Bar Association list of attorneys who practice in Van Buren County. |
| Births | 1867-1871 Van Buren County Genealogical Society records of county births between 1867 and 1871. |
| Burials | Cemeteries & Interments Index of Van Buren County cemeteries, including cemetery maps, interment information, and a substantial number of gravestone photographs. |
| Business Directory | East Paw Paw Chamber of Commerce directory of Eastern Van Buren County member businesses. |
| Business Directory | West South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce directory of Western Van Buren County member businesses. |
| Court Payments | 7th District Find and pay your Van Buren County 7th District Court traffic and criminal fines and costs online. |
| Court Records | 36th Circuit Van Buren County 36th Circuit Court calendar and case record searches. |
| Court | 36th Circuit Van Buren County 36th Judicial Circuit Court. |
| Court | 7th District Court East Information Van Buren County 7th District Court, East Division, located in Paw Paw. |
| Court | 7th District Court West Information Van Buren County 7th District Court, West Division, located in South Haven. |
| Court | Juvenile Information 36th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court of Van Buren County. |
| Court | Probate Information Probate Court of Van Buren County jurisdiction, address, and contact information. |
| Deaths | 1935-1947 County deaths between 1935 and 1947 from the Van Buren County Genealogical Society. |
| Delinquent Tax Payments Pay your Van Buren County delinquent tax bill online. |
| Directory Van Buren County government directory.. so complete that it should be used as model by other counties. |
| Genealogy | FamilySearch FamilySearch Van Buren County and Michigan statewide genealogy and family research resources and databases. |
| Genealogy | Genealogical Society Van Buren Genealogical Society resources, including phone directories, photographs, plat books, yearbooks, and vital records. |
| Genealogy | MIGenWeb MIGenWeb genealogy records for Van Buren County. |
| GIS Maps Van Buren County offers a dizzying array of interactive maps, including land ownership, soils, aerial photographs, geology, watersheds, census records and demographics, and indiviual city, township, and village maps. |
| Inmates | Vinelink VineLink index of Van Buren County Sheriff's Department inmate records. |
| Most Wanted | Criminal List of most wanted criminal case fugitives from the Van Buren County Sheriff department. |
| Most Wanted | Sex Offenders Van Buren County Sheriff Office wanted non-compliant sex offenders. |
| Notaries Find a Michigan Secretary of State registered notary in Van Buren County. |
| Property | Almena Township Property assessment and tax records for Almena Township in Van Buren County. |
| Property | Antwerp Township Antwerp Township property assessment and current tax searches. |
| Property | City of South Haven City of South Haven property and land, sales, and tax records, building permits, utility records, special assessments, miscellaneous receivables, and delinquent personal property records. |
| Property | County GIS Van Buren Land Information Access Association GIS interactive map search of property assessment records. |
| Property | County Parcel Search Countywide parcel search in Van Buren County by name, address, or parcel id. |
| Property | County Tax & Assessments Van Buren County property, assessment, tax record, delinquent tax searches, and delinquent tax payments. |
| Property | Paw Paw Township Paw Paw Township property tax and utility payments, property assessment and tax searches, and utility billing records. |
| Property | Pine Grove Township Property assessment search for Pine Grove Township. |
| Property | South Haven Charter Township Charter Township of South Haven property, land, and sales comparables records. |
| Recorded Documents Information Helpful information from the Register of Deeds on the department's role, fees, and how to obtain copies of recorded documents. |
| Sex Offenders Search for Van Buren County sex offenders by area, name, city, or view a list of non-compliant offenders. |
| Sheriff Incident Reports Sheriff reports searchable by date, municipality, or incident number. |
| Subdivision Plats Find and download digital images of Van Buren County subdivision plats. |
| Vital Records Information Van Buren County Clerk information on how to obtain birth, death, and marriage certificates. |
| Voter Registration Check your Van Buren County voter registration or the status of you absentee ballot. |
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